Reservoir Dogs Bottle Rocket The Virgin Suicides Lady Bird doesn't count so consider it an honorable mention, she co directed before
1. The 400 Blows (Truffaut) 2. As Tears go By (Wong Kar Wai) 3. Withnail and I (Bruce Robinson) Some honourable mentions; 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet) In Bruges (Martin McDonagh) Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino) Eraserhead (Lynch) Poor Cow (Ken Loach) Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsey) Raw (Julia Ducournau) Perfect Blue (Satoshi Kon) Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray) Blood Simple (Coens) Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright) Aftersun (Charlotte Wells) Knife in the Water (Polanski) Red Sorghum (Zhang Yimou) Breathless (Godard) Citizen Kane (Welles)
Maybe I’m not understanding this round- aren’t we just nominating films rn, not ranking them or voting for them yet?
Noninate three films. If you want to change your picks, please edit your original posts. I won't tally them until the week is up
I separated Reservoir Dogs, The Virgin Suicides, and Eraserhead into their own quadrants because they received multiple nominations. Citizen Kane got its own quadrant because it is Citizen Kane.
Eraserhead beat Perfect Blue. Hereditary beat George Washington. Thief beat Breathless. Night of the Hunter beat Kaili Blues. Reservoir Dogs beat Bottle Rocket. Night of the Living Dead beat Toy Story. Blood Simple beat Airplane! The 400 Blows beat Shallow Grave. The Virgin Suicides beat Withnail and I. In Bruges beat As Tears Go By. Ratcatcher beat Poor Cow. Citizen Kane beat Raw. 12 Angry Men beat Shaun of the Dead. Aftersun beat Knife in the Water (a shutout). Lady Bird beat Red Sorghum. Pather Panchali beat Buffalo '66. Round two is live. Polltab - What is the greatest directorial debut?
I decided to put in Lady Bird for a few reasons. 1. She was only co-director on Nights and Weekends, and people consider that more of a Swanberg film. 2. It is a mumblecore film with a tiny audience, while Lady Bird was a breakout for Gerwig. 3. I had to fill out an even 32 spots.
Eraserhead beat Hereditary. Night of the Hunter beat Thief. Reservoir Dogs beat Night of the Living Dead. Blood Simple beat The 400 Blows. The Virgin Suicides beat In Bruges. Citizen Kane beat Ratcatcher (a shutout). Aftersun beat 12 Angry Men. Pather Panchali beat Lady Bird. The next round is now available. Polltab - What is the greatest directorial debut?
Eraserhead beat Night of the Hunter. Reservoir Dogs beat Blood Simple. Citizen Kane beat The Virgin Suicides (a shutout). Pather Panchali beat Aftersun. The next round is now available. Polltab - What is the greatest directorial debut?